The Haiti earthquake at the beginning of 2010 is believed _______ more than 100,0130 people and makes millions homeless, ______ it perhaps the most destroying earthquake in history.

A. to kill; making    B. to have killed; making    C. having killed; to make    D. killing; made

New policies, _______ to insure that compulsory education is truly free, ________ by the local government across China since the start of school on September 1.

A. intending; have been made known    B. intended; have been made known

C. intending; are made known    D. intended; had made known

Nowadays with the development of science, more and more new technology____ to the fields of IT.

A. has introduced    B. was introduced

C. will introduce    D. is being introduced

Restaurants in every corner of Mianyang not only provide job opportunities but ____lots of taxes as well.

A. bring in    B. bring about

C. result in    D. result from

The main issue at the APEC meeting was a climate-change plan _____ by Australia’s Howard and backed by Bush.

A. put out    B. put off

C. put away    D. put forward

Jess was sad and her friend helped her ___ the first awful weeks after her husband Bill died.

A. break through    B. break down

C. get through    D. get rid of

Don’t be so discouraged. If you ________such feelings, you will do better next time.

A. carry on    B. get back    C. break down    D. put away

We ____ to paint the whole house but finished only the front part that day.

A. set about    B. set up

C. set out    D. set up

---Are you a teacher?

---No, but I ________.

A. used to    B. was used to

C. used to be    D. used to do

Had he         her promise, she would have made it to Yale University.

A. looked up to    B. lived up to

C. kept up with    D. come up with

---Jack, this is the third time that you have been late this week.

---Sorry, sir, but I was ______ for 15 minutes on the way here in the traffic jam.

A. held up    B. put up

C. taken up    D. given up

It is reported that the police will soon _____ the case of the two missing children.

A. look upon    B. look after

C. look into    D. look out

---Mom，guess what?I’ve won the 1st prize!

---This _____ a celebration! Let’s go to prepare a party.

A. helps out    B. works out

C. calls for    D. pays off

Whenever my kids have a party at school, I am the mom who always signs up to bring the juice boxes. It’s not because I’m ______ or that I don’t care if my kids have a good party. I am just not good at making homemade bread into holiday-themed shapes like other mothers. ______, I’m happy to try, even though it’ll ______ me a long time to do it.

People say that housewives should have the ______ to make delicious meals, keep their houses clean, and ______ every minute of their child’s life. Their words used to ______ me a lot. I felt that I should also be able to do those things as a housewife. So ______ I couldn’t make the turkey-shaped cookies, I ______ feeling like a failure as a mom.

After many ______ attempts at baking, and many afternoons spent crying over my inabilities as a mother, I finally accepted the ______ that my lot (命运) in life is to be the juice box mom. I worked hard to be the ______ one in the elementary school. And after one of my daughter’s class parties, it ______. Her teacher stopped me as I was leaving and said, “Thank you so much for always bringing ______ drinks. Sometimes parents forget that other children will also ______ class parties, and they end up being left out because we don’t have enough ______ for everyone.”

I just accepted her appreciation（感激）, rather than telling her that I brought extra drinks because I could ______ remember how many kids were in the class. But her ______ taught me an important lesson: I’m not a failure as a mom.

Not everyone is cut out to be a(n) ______ mom. I believe it’s okay to be the juice box mom. I may not bake cookies and decorate them beautifully, but I _____ something to drink. And I think that’s just as ______.

1.A. smart    B. lazy    C. tired    D. enthusiastic

2.A. However    B. Therefore    C. Otherwise    D. Besides

3.A. cost    B. give    C. introduce    D. take

4.A. dream    B. ability    C. experience    D. tool

5.A. compare    B. save    C. treasure    D. teach

6.A. puzzle    B. reflect    C. upset    D. amuse

7.A. unless    B. because    C. though    D. when

8.A. ended up    B. went on    C. insisted on    D. set out

9.A. failed    B. careless    C. successful    D. useful

10.A. goal    B. opinion    C. fact    D. impression

11.A. slowest    B. best    C. worst    D. quickest

12.A. stood out    B. got out    C. came back    D. paid off

13.A. cold    B. soft    C. extra    D. fresh

14.A. attend    B. hold    C. enjoy    D. leave

15.A. cookies    B. drinks    C. books    D. cups

16.A. already    B. always    C. ever    D. never

17.A. contribution    B. appreciation    C. congratulation    D. comprehension

18.A. loyal    B. clever    C. able    D. rich

19.A. provide    B. make    C. buy    D. retell

20.A. believable    B. interesting    C. ridiculous    D. important

It was the last day of the final examination in a large eastern university. On the ________ of one building, a group of engineering seniors gathered, discussing the exam due in a few minutes. On their faces was confidence. This was their last exam—then on to graduation and ________.

Some talked of jobs they already had; others talked of jobs they ______ get. With the certainty of four years of college, they felt ready and able to take ______ of the world.

The approaching exam, they knew, would be an easy task. The professor had said they could bring _____books or notes they wanted, requesting only that they did not ____ each other during the test.

____they entered the classroom. The professor passed out the papers. And smiles______on the students' faces as they noticed there were only five essay­type questions.

Three hours had passed______the professor began to collect the papers. The students no longer looked confident. On their faces was a _____ expression. Paper in hand, no one spoke as the professor faced the class.

He looked at the _____faces before him, and then asked，“How many completed all five questions？”______a hand was raised.

“How many answered four？”still no hands.

“Three? Two？”The students moved restlessly in their seats.

“One, then? Certainly somebody finished one.” But the class _______ silent.

The professor put down the papers. “That is exactly what I _____，”he said. “I just want to impress upon you that, ______you have completed four years of engineering, there are still many things about the______you don't know. These questions you could not answer are relatively______in everyday practice.” Then, smiling, he added，“You will all ______this course, but remember—even though you are now college graduates, your education has just______.”

The years have_______the name of this professor, but not the lesson he taught.

1.A. rooms    B. steps    C. tops    D. lights

2.A. entertainment    B. discussion    C. education    D. jobs

3.A. would    B. must    C. had to    D. used to

4.A. hold    B. control    C. charge    D. place

5.A. no    B. either    C. any    D. all

6.A. listen to    B. look at    C. refer to    D. talk to

7.A. Nervously    B. Joyfully    C. Quickly    D. Curiously

8.A. appeared    B. changed    C. froze    D. stopped

9.A. then    B. as    C. before    D. after

10.A. disappointed    B. fantastic    C. frightened    D. curious

11.A. pleased    B. worried    C. surprised    D. moved

12.A. Not    B. Once    C. Only    D. Even

13.A. left    B. got    C. remained    D. caught

14.A. wondered    B. enjoyed    C. hated    D. expected

15.A. right now    B. as though    C. now that    D. even though

16.A. exam    B. subject    C. question    D. college

17.A. valuable    B. difficult    C. common    D. strange

18.A. pass    B. fail    C. take    D. start

19.A. begun    B. completed    C. failed    D. succeeded

20.A. lost    B. remembered    C. strengthened    D. weakened

Ancient Rome was one of the world’s most powerful empires more than 2,000 years ago. The Romans’

Ideas about roads, laws, government and buildings still influence us today. Italy is shaped like a boot.

The Colosseum (角斗场)in Rome was built during the time of the Roman Empire, in the first century A.D. 1.. It is a popular tourist attraction today.

Italy is well-known for its designers, who create cars, handbags , clothes, shoes and other items that are in demand for their style and fine workmanship.

Today, the economy of Italy is stronger than in the past.   2..   Today, manufacturing and tourism are the main sources of income. There are some big companies, but Italy has many smaller companies, too. 3.. The southern part does not offer as many manufacturing jobs, so it is not as prosperous.

Italy is a member of the European Union, a group of countries that join together for better trade. The currency, or money, they use is called the “euro”.

Food and eating good meals are important to Italians. 4.. Popular foods include pasta, risotto, minestrone and pizza. McDonald’s is also popular there.

Many families still eat their main meal in the middle of the day.  5.. Families spend a lot of time together.

A. The family is very important to the Italian way of life.

B. The country used to depend on agriculture.

C. Mountains cover about three-fourths of the country.

D. It could seat about 50,000 people, who went to see fights between animals and people.

E. While there are some supermarkets, many people shop at small, neighborhood markets.

F. Italy has several islands off the coast.

G. The northern part of the country is the main manufacturing center.

Women are friendly．But men are more competitive．Why? Researchers have found it's all down to the hormone oxytocin （荷尔蒙催生素）．Although known as the love hormone, it affects the sexes differently．

"Women tend to be social in their behavior．They often share with others．But men lend to be competitive．They are trying to improve their social status," said Professor Ryan．

Generally, people believe that the hormone oxytocin is let out in our body in various social situations and our body creates a large amount of it during positive social interactions （互动） such as falling in love or giving birth．

But in a previous experiment Professor Ryan found that the hormone is also let out in our body during negative social interactions such as envy．

Further researches showed that in men the hormone oxytocin improves the ability to recognize competitive relationships, but in women it raises the ability to recognize friendship．

Professor Ryan's recent experiment used 62 men and women aged 20 to 37．Half of the participants（参与者）received oxytocin．The other half received placebo （安慰剂）．

After a week, the two groups switched with participants．They went through the same procedure with the other material．

Following each treatment, they were shown some video pictures with different social interactions．Then they were asked to analyze the relationships by answering some questions．The questions were about telling friendship from competition．And their answers should be based on gestures, body language and facial expressions．

The results indicated that, after treatment with oxytocin, men's ability to correctly recognize competitive relationships improved, but in women it was the ability to correctly recognize friendship that got better．

Professor Ryan thus concluded: "Our experiment proves that the hormone oxytocin can raise people's abilities to better distinguish different social interactions．And the behavior differences between men and women are caused by biological factors （因素） that are mainly hormonal．"

1.What causes men and women to behave differently according to the text?

A. Placebo．    B. Oxytocin．

C. The gesture．    D. The social status．

2.What can we learn from Professor Ryan's previous experiment?

A. Oxytocin affects our behavior in a different way．

B. Our body lets out oxytocin when we are deep in love．

C. Our body produces oxytocin when we feel unhappy about others' success．

D. Oxytocin improves our abilities to understand people's behavior differences．

3.Why did Professor Ryan conduct the recent experiment?

A. To test the effect of oxytocin on the ability to recognize social interactions．

B. To know the differences between friendship and competition．

C. To know people's different abilities to answer questions．

D. To test people's understanding of body language．

4.The author develops the text by______．

A. explaining people's behaviors

B. describing his own experiences

C. distinguishing sexual differences

D. discussing research experiments

Jane Austen, a famous English writer, was born at Steventon, Hampshire, on December 16, 1775, and died on July 18, 1817. She began writing early in life, although the prejudices of her times forced her to have her books published anonymously ( 匿名 ).

But Jane Austen is perhaps the best known and best loved of Bath's many famous local people and visitors. She paid two long visits here during the last five years of the eighteenth century and from 1801 to 1806, Bath was her home. Her deep knowledge of the city is fully seen in two of her novels, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, which are largely set in Bath. The city is still very much as Jane Austen knew it, keeping in its streets and public buildings the well-ordered world that she described so well in her novels. Now the pleasure of learning Jane Austen's Bath can be enhanced (增强)by visiting the Jane Austen Centre in Gay Street. Here, in a Georgian town house in the heart of the city, you can find out more about Bath in Jane Austen's time and the importance of Bath in her life and work.

The Centre has been set up with the help and guidance of members of the Jane Austen Society. After your visit to the Centre, you can look round the attractive shop, which offers a huge collection of Jane Austen related books, cards and many specially designed gifts. Jane Austen quizzes are offered to keep the children busy.

You can also have walking tours of Jane Austen's Bath, which is a great way to find out more about Jane Austen and discover the wonderful Georgian city of Bath. The tour lasts about one and a half hours. The experienced guides will take you to the places where Jane lived, walked and shopped.

1.Jane Austen paid two long visits to Bath________.

A. in her early twenties    B. in her early teens

C. in her late twenties    D. in her late teens

2.What can we learn about Bath from the passage?

A. Bath has greatly changed since Jane Austen's death.

B. The city has changed as much as Jane Austen knew it.

C. Bath remains almost the same as in Jane Austen's time.

D. No changes have taken place in Bath since Jane Austen's time.

3.The author writes this passage in order to________.

A. attract readers to visit the city of Bath

B. ask readers to buy Austen's books

C. tell readers about Jane Austen's experience

D. give a brief introduction to the Jane Austen Society

4.It takes you about one and a half hours________.

A. to get to the Jane Austen Centre in Gay Street

B. to buy Jane Austen related books, cards and gifts

C. to find a guide to take you to the Centre

D. to look around the city of Bath on foot

When most of us look at our hands, we might notice that we need to clean, or stop biting our fingernails, and that’s about it. But if you ask a doctor, he can see a whole lot more. Everything from poor diet and stress to serious kidney (肾) problems can be revealed by a glance at your fingernails.

There are about 30 different nail signs that can be associated with medical issues, though may indicate more than one problem, according to Dr. Amy Derick, a clinical instructor of dermatology at Northwestern University.

Here are five of the things a doctor can tell about your health based on your fingernails.

1. People who aren’t eating well and lack vitamin or dietary may have thinner than normal nails, which are more likely to break.

2. Horizontal lines are associated with serious physical stress. They frequently occur in people who have gone through chemotherapy(化疗).They can also occur after some illnesses, injuries, or with severe malnourishment(营养不良).Interestingly, there may be an altitude connection too. They’ve also been found in people who dove 1,000 feet and others who participated in an Everest exploration.

3. Vertical lines, however, are generally not such a big deal. Some people are more genetically prone to them than others, but they’re commonly associated with aging.

4. When people lack iron, their nails can turn spoon-like. Instead of curving down and covering the finger normally, they ’ll start to rise up on the sides and front, like the part of a spoon that holds liquid.

5. Kidney and liver problems can create “half-and-half nails”, where one part of the nail is white and the other part dark or pink, according to Derick.

Doctors note that because disease diagnosis is complex and some symptoms can be associated with different diseases, you should always see a medical professional if you are concerned about something you notice.

1.What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Doctors can tell us something about our health by looking at our nails.

B. We should see a doctor if we find nails in bad condition.

C. A famous doctor in the USA conducted an interesting research.

D. If we don’t want to get ill, we need to clean and stop biting our fingernails.

2.If we don’t eat well or regularly, our fingernails may ________.

A. become harder than normal nails.

B. become thinner than normal nails.

C. become “half-and-half” nails.

D. have horizontal and vertical lines.

3.Who will have horizontal lines on the nails ?

A. A cancer patient who has received normal treatment.

B. Hungry African children suffering from severe malnourishment.

C. An explorer who had reached Zhangjiajie in Hunan Province.

D. A patient with serious illness, like kidney and liver problems.

4.Which of the following best describes the nails that show people lack iron?

A. The nails are thinner and more likely to break.

B. The nails will curve down and cover the fingers.

C. The nails will start to rise up on the sides and front.

D. The nails will change their colours on the surface.

One morning more than thirty years ago, I entered the Track Kitchen, a restaurant where everyone from the humblest(卑微的) to the most powerful came for breakfast. I noticed an empty chair next to an elderly, unshaven man, who looked somewhat disheveled. He was wearing a worn-out hat and was alone. I asked if I might join him. He agreed quietly and I sat down to have my breakfast.

We cautiously began a conversation and spoke about a wide range of things. We never introduced ourselves. I was concerned that he might have no money and not be able to afford something to eat. So as I rose to go back to the counter and buy a second cup of coffee, I asked,

“May I get you something ?”

“A coffee would be nice.”

Then I bought him a cup of coffee, We talked more, and he accepted another cup of coffee, Finally, I rose to leave, wished him well, and headed for the exit. At the door I met one of my friends. He asked,

“How did you get to know Mr. Galbreath ?”

“Who?”

“The man you were sitting with. He is chairman of the Board of Churchill Downs.”

I could hardly believe it. I was buying, offering a free breakfast, and feeling pity for one of the world’s richest and most powerful men!

My few minutes with Mr. Galbreath changed my life. Now I try to treat everyone with respect, no matter who I think they are, and no matter another human being with kindness and sincerity.

1.What does the underlined word “disheveled” mean?

A. Unfriendly.    B. Untidy.

C. Gentle.    D. Kind.

2.The author bought coffee for the old man because____________.

A. he thought the old man was poor

B. he wanted to start a conversation

C. he intended to show his politeness

D. he would like to thank the old man

3.What is the message mainly expressed in the story?

A. We should learn to be generous.

B. It is honorable to help those in need.

C. People in high positions are not like what we expect.

D. We should avoid judging people by their appearances.

假如你是李华，是一名高中生。随着科技的发展，iPad已成为中学生的新宠。iPad既可以用来听音乐、下载学习资料、阅读电子书，又可以玩电子游戏。请你用英语给某英语报社写一封信，谈谈中学生使用iPad的情况。信的内容必须包括以下几点：

1.使用iPad对学习的好处；

2.对课堂纪律和学习可能产生的负面影响；

3.提出自己的建议并说明理由。

注意：1.词数100左右；

2.开头已经给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Editor,

I’m a senior high school student named Li Hua. Now many students have iPads and think it’s a fashion to use them.

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Yesterday I buy a new coat in a shop，and I found it was too big for me．This morning，I went to the shop and change the coat I bought yesterday．But the salesgirl treated me cold．Firstly，she didn't admit  that I buy the coat in her shop．Then，she said I made it be dirty．So I got very angry and quarreled with  him，pointing to the rules on the wall．Just then，manager turned up．He said sorry to me．At last they changed other one for me．Then I said good-bye to them and took the new coat home happy．

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1.In  ___________(一般来说)，the northerners like dumplings while the southerners like rice.

2.He is ___________to (似乎) be sad when you leave.

3.My teacher said it angrily ,__________(point) at the notice on the wall.

4.The film is very interesting . It is worth __________(see) twice .

5.There must be some __________(误会) . I don’t know what you’re talking about .

6.Their duty is ___________(保卫) the country .

7.The children were __________(excite) at the news that their parents would return from abroad .

8.We wrote a letter of thanks to __________(无论谁) had helped us .

9.The building is modelled __________the palace in the Song Dynasty .

10.There are ___________(多种多样的) kinds of plants and animals in nature  .

On my way back from work every evening, there was a homeless man standing at the exit of the freeway. He always________ at every car, smiling, and sometimes almost dancing. It seemed that he was quite ________ with his life.

Every day I would remember to gather some spare ________, and put it aside to give to him ________ I saw him. Every time I rolled down my window and gave him the coins, a feeling of ________ would come over me, too. ________ the red light would be on for a minute and we would ask each other about our day. His ________ would always be the same, “I’m blessed（幸福的）!” It amazed me that he was so ________ even in the situation of being homeless, and it ________ me of how blessed I was.

Then one day I was called into my boss’s office and was told that I was ________. For the rest of that day all I could ________ was “How am I going to provide for my kids, and what am I going to do?” On my way home, I was so ________ that I didn’t remember to look for my coins and get them ________ as I usually did. Yet there he was as usual. He set his ________ on me while still smiling and waving at others.

While I was ________ for the red light to turn, he walked over to my car. He looked at me with a concerned expression and said, “Today I will ________ you a dollar.” He then reached into his pocket and pulled out a dollar bill. I was ________ and burst into tears.

That he taught me a valuable ________. No matter what material things are taken away from you, no one can take away your choice to be ________. Every time I’m faced with ________ in life, I will think of him and remember that I’m blessed.

1.A. looked    B. waved    C. pointed    D. laughed

2.A. happy    B. curious    C. careful    D. anxious

3.A. food    B. time    C. clothes    D. change

4.A. though    B. if    C. unless    D. because

5.A. joy    B. fear    C. trust    D. anger

6.A. Sadly    B. Occasionally    C. Strangely    D. Interestingly

7.A. answer    B. hope    C. explanation    D. advice

8.A. confident    B. helpful    C. positive    D. lucky

9.A. warned    B. proved    C. reminded    D. informed

10.A. fired    B. invited    C. praised    D. elected

11.A. make up    B. look for    C. take back    D. think of

12.A. excited    B. proud    C. tired    D. sad

13.A. ready    B. clean    C. open    D. alone

14.A. mind    B. face    C. eyes    D. hands

15.A. calling    B. waiting    C. leaving    D. searching

16.A. give    B. lend    C. send    D. pay

17.A. touched    B. worried    C. amused    D. shocked

18.A. story    B. tool    C. suggestion    D. lesson

19.A. cheerful    B. thoughtful    C. practical    D. honest

20.A. chances    B. choices    C. business    D. challenges

Problems, which are a part of our lives, come in different shapes and colors and feelings. We’ve been fighting troubles ever since we were born.1.. Now read on to know how to solve your problems.

Talk, it really helps. What most of us think is that our problems can be understood only by us and that no talking is going to help. But the truth is that when you talk about it, you’re setting free the negative energies that have been gathering within you.2.

Write your problems. Having a personal diary can also be of huge help if you don’t want a real person to talk with. When you write down your problems, you are setting free all the tension from your system.3.By doing this, imagine yourself throwing away the problems from your life.

4.No matter what you lose in life, don’t lose faith and hope. Even if you lose all your money, family… you should still have faith. With faith and hope, you can rebuild everything that you lose.

Remember your problems aren’t the worst. No matter what problem you get in life, there’re another one million people whose problems are huger than yours. 5.Your problems might just seem bigger and worse, but in reality they can be removed.

A. Don’t lose faith and hope.

B. Talking helps you move on and let go.

C. But good news is that all problems can be dealt with.

D. Tell yourself: when they can deal with them, why can’t I?

E. Go and solve your problems because every problem always has a way out.

F. You can try throwing away the paper on which you wrote your problems.

G. We can often overcome the problem and achieve the goal by making a direct attack.

As we know, at present many students in many countries including China are learning English. Some of these students are small children. Others are teenagers. Many are adults. Some learn at school, others by themselves. A few learn English by learning the language over the radio, on TV, or in film. One must work hard to learn another language besides one’s native language.

Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer this question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects required for study. They study their own language and maths and English: Some people learn it because it is useful for their work. Many people learn English for their work. Many people learn English for their higher studies, because at college or university some of their books are in English. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers or magazines in English.

Therefore, as a middle school student, you must work harder at English. It is a good habit to read English aloud and practise speaking English every day. It is important to learn some useful expressions by heart. If you have a good knowledge of English, you will get a good future.

1.People learn English_________.

A. not all in the same way    B. over the radio

C. on TV    D. at school

2.From this passage we know that_________.

A. we can learn English easily

B. English is very difficult to learn

C. English is learned by all the people in the world

D. English is a useful language, so one must work hard to learn it

3.Which of the following is right?

A. We don’t need to learn any foreign languages.

B. We can do well in all our work without English.

C. English is the most important subject in schools.

D. We should learn English because we need to face the world.

Do you want to do something meaningful? Then you can join us. We’re non-profit（非赢利的）

Organization and we’re looking for volunteers who can work at weekends. Anyone, from 12-year-old children to people in their 50s , can be our volunteers .

You can help people in many ways. Schools need volunteers to help parents take care of children while they are working . Hospitals need volunteers to look after children while their parents are seeing a doctor .Animal lovers can help take care of those dogs and cats without homes . There is something for everyone.

“As a volunteer, I don’t want to get anything. Seeing the children’s happy faces, I’m happy too,” said Wang Dawei , an old man0f56 . “I often played games in my spare time before. Now I help older people learn how to use computers,” said Lin Chong, another volunteer at the age of 17.

If anyone helps out a bit, we’ll have a better world to live in. Are you interested? Call us at 011-45678996 or visit our website :www.activol.com.

1.The volunteers need to work ________.

A. at weekends,    B. on weekdays.

C. on holidays.    D. in the afternoon

2.Who can’t be a volunteer?

A. An old man in his 80s.    B. An 18-year –old boy .

C. A woman in her 30s.    D. A 40-year-old man.

3.______are not mentioned (提及；提到) in this passage ?

A. Schools.    B. Hospitals.

C. Farmers.    D. Animal lovers.

4.The passage may be from _________.

A. a newspaper.    B. a dictionary.

C. a story book.    D. a novel .(小说)．

China's hot word, tuhao, may be in Oxford English Dictionary.

​In Chinese, tu means rude and hao means rich. In recent years, people use this term to describe those who spend money in an unreasonable way. The word became more popular with Apple's gold-colored iPhone, which is loved by China’s rich people. The color became known as “tuhao golden”. The word is now often used to refer to people who have money but lack taste.

​There are two other Chinese hot words: dama and No Zuo No Die, which may also be taken in the dictionary. Dama, meaning middle-aged women, was first used in the Western media by the Wall Street Journal. Thousands of Chinese women were buying a large amount of gold when the gold price had gone down. Another phrase No Zuo No Die, meaning if you don't do stupid things, they won't come back to bite you, is also very popular. Other words, such as Maotai, Chinglish and dim sum have also been included in the dictionary.

​BBC World News recently made a special program called “Tuhao, let’s be friends!”“ The frequent use of Chinglish by foreign media suggests that foreign people are looking more to the lifestyle and popular culture of China,” says Zhang Yiwu, professor of Beijing University.

​What does this trend suggest about the Chinese language’s influence?

​Xing Hongbing, a professor from Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU) said “These show that Chinglish is now being accepted by the rest of the world and they play important roles in daily life of Chinese. Behind these Chinglish words and phrases are the Chinese culture. They are reflections of the changes and trends in the Chinese society and they help people from other countries to understand what’s happening in China.”

1.Which of the following words is NOT a hot Chinglish word?

A. Dama    B. Karaoke

C. Tuhao    D. Dim sum

2.The word “dama” becomes so popular because ________.

A. they are wealthy middle-aged women

B. they bought gold crazily when the price was down

C. they made the gold price up

D. they worked on the Wall Street

3.According to the passage, Xing Hongbing agreed that _________.

A. Foreigners want to know more about the culture of China from Chinglish.

B. Chinglish hot words tell some funny things about China.

C. Chinglish plays important roles in daily life of Chinese.

D. Chinglish hot words are so vivid that people like using them a lot.

4.What’s the purpose of writing this article?

A. To describe the hot words in Oxford English Dictionary.

B. To explain the meanings of some Chinese hot words.

C. To describe the use of Chinglish hot words and their influence.

D. To show the different opinions about Chinglish hot words.

We have two dogs and offer them good food and a comfortable bed．However，they always try to run away．One day as I was walking them along the river，Cady broke away from me．I called for her to return，but she didn't．I got unhappy and didn't run after her．

That afternoon I picked my daughter up from school and I told her that Cady might be missing．"If she has done something wrong，I will not be paying her fines this time，"I said．My daughter asked for the reason．I insisted that I would not keep a disobedient （不听话的） dog．

I took a glance over my daughter．It seemed that the thought of losing the dog was very painful to her．I think I have given Cady a good living environment．If she is silly enough to leave all that behind，then"bye-bye"is my attitude．

In a warm and tender moment that brings tears to my eyes，my daughter said，"Dad，you don't understand．Cady is not pretty and not even well trained．If she is missing，no one will adopt her．That means she will die．"

Then I remembered that the reason why I kept the stray （流浪的） dog in the first place was that we could not find a home for her and did not want her to be destroyed．My heart softened．

As we pulled into the driveway，there stood Cady in the backyard with a lovely expression．My neighbor told me that she was clever enough to find her way back．My daughter jumped with joy．

1.Which of the following is TRUE according to the second paragraph？ ______

A. The owner will be fined if his dog does something wrong．

B. The author had difficulty getting along with the dog．

C. The author wanted to get rid of the dog on purpose．

D. The author was quite worried after the dog lost．

2.What the author's daughter said in the fourth paragraph suggested that ______ ．

A. she was angry with the stupid dog

B. she wanted to train the dog well

C. she was sure the dog would return

D. she was quite worried about the dog

3.What was the author reminded of after hearing his daughter's words？ ______

A. How his daughter loved Cady．    B. When Cady became his friend．

C. Why they adopted Cady．    D. Where Cady was trained．

4.We can infer from the text that ______ ．

A. the author was happy about the dog's return

B. it's the author's job to collect stray dogs

C. the author has no experience in keeping dogs

D. the author didn't want the dog to come back．

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1.比赛之前:认真准备，如平时可对着镜子练习；用语简练，使评委印象深刻。

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